--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. Directorate of Contracting, CIP Branch, 1633 MeKong Street, Bldg 6222, Fort Carson, Colorado 80913

The Department of Defense, through its Directorate of Contracting at Fort Carson, Colorado, intends to award a sole source purchase order to DHS Systems, LLC for the procurement of Drash Accessories. This acquisition is designated as a sole source due to urgent and compelling operational needs to support existing deployment equipment at Fort Carson. The notice explicitly states that this is not a formal solicitation, nor a request for proposals or quotations, and no solicitation documents will be provided nor telephone inquiries entertained. The purpose of this notice is to identify if any other sources can provide a similar product that is more advantageous to the government, but if no affirmative written response is received by the close of business on March 4, 2005, the purchase will proceed without further notice. The contract, identified by solicitation number USA-SNOTE-050301-004, falls under NAICS code 314912 and is managed by the W6QM Micc-FT Carson office. Interested parties wishing to demonstrate capabilities comparable to those of DHS Systems, LLC are invited to submit detailed information in writing to the Directorate of Contracting at Fort Carson, attention Tyrone Wescott, by the specified deadline. The government reserves full discretion regarding the decision not to compete this procurement, ensuring this notice serves only as an opportunity to identify potentially advantageous alternative sources prior to award.